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I haven't had a land line in years and don't miss it at all. I vote to ditch it.

Some thing that seems to have been over looked in the debate around the changes to Ontario's prostitution laws is the fact that there are male sex workers. If you search on line or look in the back of any large citys alternative news paper you will find adds for Gay male escorts. No one so far that I have heard has claimed that men are being exploited because of working in the sex trade. Is it because many of the arguments against sex work fall flat when it's men doing the work?

This is a sample of the letter that we have been sending out please feel free to use it as well. If your not sure where to send it PM me and I'll give you a ton of addresses for media and government. November Dear [RECIPIENT], I?m writing regarding the recent decision by Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel to strike down three of the four anti-sexwork laws (communication, living off the avails of, and the bawdy-house law) listed in the Criminal Code of Canada. Specifically I?m writing to express my full and enthusiastic support of her decision. By striking down the communications law, the avails-of law, and the bawdy-house law, Justice Himel has made it much, much safer for sex workers to work in their chosen professions. Now street workers will be able to negotiate the terms of their contracts openly, and can work free of harassment by police and ?community associations?. Similarly sex workers of all types will no-longer be at risk of losing their homes due to eviction by landlords afraid of being, themselves, charged with operating a common bawdy house. Additionally, and also through her decision to leave the procurement law intact, Justice Himel offers those coerced into sex work by pimps, traffickers, and other predators, legal recourse against those who are exploiting them without their risking being brought up on prostitution-related charges themselves. Pierre Trudeau told us that the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. I tell you that this is no different. [RECIPIENT], it is time, beyond time, that we stop treating sex workers as non-citizens and non-people and grant them the rights they deserve as labourers and as human beings. To that end, I strongly encourage you to speak out against the misinformation being spread on this subject and to give your support, through word and action, to Justice Himel?s historic decision. Sincerely, and with great hope [your name] [your general location] [any relevant information you wish to include]

When it comes to the trafficking issue, I've never once heard a cry for more follow up on visa or work permit recipients working in Canada. Example... Hello this is Mr Smith from imigration Canada, you arrived on a work permit as an exotic dancer 2 months ago to work for XYZ, we are concernd about the issue of human trafficking, how are things going every thing ok? This would seem like a no brainer to me. November

A poem my partner wrote, September 28th, 2010 This is for the streetwalkers the party girls and the hos it?s for those who works nights for my neighbours and my lovers it?s for the girls who work and the no-tell motels for the girls at the Bare Fax and the Shangri La it?s for everyone who?s sick of watching windows and waiting for the landlord to stop by to "check on things" it?s for anyone waiting for the phone to ring for the girls who want out and the girls who want to stay in and for anyone who was ever arrested for carrying condoms in the wrong part of town it?s for the strippers for the peelers and the peep show dancers it?s for the nude, erotic, and fetish models who can?t tell their parents that they take their clothes off for money it?s for the woman on my corner that night in august who didn?t want to be working but need diapers for her kid it?s for the escorts the pro-dommes the rent boys and the phone whores and for anyone who ever set up a webcam in their bedroom it?s for my girlfriend and my ex-girlfriend and it?s for me it?s for anyone who ever got into a stranger?s car while their friend wrote down the license number and made sure the passenger-side handles were still there it for anyone evicted on the strength of a neighbour?s stare and anyone who?s heard How much? hollered from a passing car it?s for every sweetheart every room-mate every child every spouse of anyone who ever hustled in a chat-room or a coffee-house on a corner or on a message board it?s for everyone whose rights have been ignored because they traded in skin it?s for Jennifer and Sadie and everyone else who never made it home again it?s for everyone buried on the highway of tears the girls who disappeared and who came back as bodies it?s for Hintonburg Lowertown Vanier Dalhousie and Bell Street Remember this date: September twenty-eight For anyone who has ever: Communicated for the purposes of prostitution Lived off the avails of prostitution Or Operated a common bawdy house and for anyone who has been treated as less than because they were or are or were thought to be a sex worker Today is the beginning of our freedom

Personaly I would love to see the current government fall due to a nonconfidence vote related to prostitution laws. A girl can hope.

To here the leaders of our community, our mayor and our politicians talk you would think that there was a pimp on every corner and we as SPs where all crazy on drugs and in need of saveing. There are problems in the sex industry granted but the vast majority of sew workers out there arn't on drugs, pay their taxes, look after there familys, get educations and live what are deemed normal lives. The problem is that most folks don't know this. I don't know how to speak this message publicly with out putting my self at risk. If I write to my MP I have to sign my name to the letter for it to have any bearing. If I stand up at a town hall meeting and speak my mind I announce my self to my community. If I write for the paper again my words have no weight with out a name. How do we as sex workers and people who seek the services of sex worker find our voice. Through groups like POWER, through personal risk and by not being ashamed of this age old work we do. By educating. I've come out twice now first as queer and a second time as transexual, this has cost me the relationship with my parents a marriage and a home. But I've been rewarded ten fold with a better life. I'm going to sign my letters I'm going to call the CBC I will stand up and be counted I will not go quietly back to the closet

For testing or other work related issues the local community health center is my destination of choice. The nurses who work there go above and beyond to look after my health and are far better than any Dr I've had yet. Yes get tested, get your shots and protect your health with up to date information about STI risks.

I'll be there, the last one was fun.

It's not down town but have you found club CMJ yet?

Mrgreen760, I remember a trip to the Dr for an exam, laying on my side on the table thinking " oh dam I think I just made that way to easy" Busted LOL

I've got a prostate :butt:and love it when it's played with. I also enjoy provideing ass play and prostate massage. Haveing a prostate my self gives me first hand knowledge of how what I'm doing feels. It lets me build slowly and provide an intence experience. Starting slowly and gently is always a good idea. For what it's worth a Hitachi Magic Wand with a G spot stimulator attached when applied to the prostate is a mind blowing experience, but not for the faint of heart :shock: Cheers, November

September 30th the Aids Committee Ottawa (ACO) will be hosting a work shop on Kink and Disability this is geared towards gay men but open to the wider community, any one out there interested in sex and disability care to join me in attending? November

I chose the name November after a character in the Book Palimpsest by Cat Valente. November only discovers who she is and her purpose in life after she starts sleeping with strangers. Know I know who I am and what I'm doing but I realy liked her character. November

Dare I ask what folks from Sackville call them selves? November

I like the Novotel right down town, it's under renovation at the moment and the lobby is a mess but the rooms are nice and there's lots of parking across the street. November

Liminal Cheers, November

Very loved :) There are some truly amazing people in my life.

See you there :)

I'd get in on a DIY mag as well, further discusion is in order perhaps. Still will be a shame to see $pread close it's doors.

Oh no that's a shame, fingers crossed about their blog. November

Hi Loves, Just wanted to let folks know that Venus Envey is now carrying $pread Magazine. $pread magazine is a quarterly that's writen by and for those involved in the sex industry and is published in NewYork. They often have Canadian coverage and are always looking for contributors. Enjoy, November

Hi Loves, Interesting video with photos and film of the people that Lou was singing about.

Thanks for this masterowls :) Hugs November

Hi loves, Had a nice time last night at the social, great to put some more faces to the names here on CERB. Thanks again Jazz for organizeing the event. November